The contracted man kept a habitual smile on his lips and did not reply.

Compared with Empress Yang, the fourth prince is now more afraid of Nangong Yi returning to Kyoto, stealing chickens and rice, which is his current situation.

Thinking of this, the contract husband suddenly felt a little lucky, fortunately, Empress Yang listened to his advice at that time and let the people of the four princes go ahead, otherwise, the people who are now caught by Nangong Yi and ride the tiger are the ones who are difficult to do.

"The king of the county can rest assured, some people must be more anxious than us." Seeing that Ling Nan's face was still a little worried, the contract man said with a smile, "What we have to do now is to wait and see the changes in secret, and then sit back and enjoy its achievements." ”

"But the mother's side ......"

How is he going to explain it?

"Don't worry about the county king, I'll repair a book for you and give it to her."

The contract man looked at Ling Nan with a confident glint in his eyes.

"As long as the pros and cons of this are clearly stated, I believe the mother will understand"

"Why are you helping me?"

Ling Nan was puzzled.

Just now, he was still treating him with an expression of wanting to kill!

"The king of the county is a little ......out of sight," the contractor smiled faintly, "We are all in the same boat now, our lips are cold, isn't helping you equivalent to helping myself?" ”

All along, he has only one purpose, that is, only for profit. Since the current alliance with Empress Yang is conducive to maximizing his interests, he naturally will not let it go like this. I already knew that compared with righteousness and friendship, most of the time, the alliance formed under the maintenance of the interests of all parties is the most stable and reliable.

And now, his alliance with Empress Yang still has the prospect of development, at this time, no matter how bad Ling Nan's attitude towards him is, no matter how much he treats him, he has to work hard to maintain this front. After all, he had much more to gain from it than he had to give.

With such a lucrative deal, why not?

*

"Are you sure you're not going the wrong way?"

Lin Jue turned his head sideways and looked at Nangong Yi with suspicion.

It had been two full days since they set out from the town, but the two of them had not made any progress on their journey, and they were still wandering around the mountains.

"That's right."

Nangong Yi looked down at the map he took out of his arms, and after confirming it again, he spoke lightly.

Judging from the map, this area is all mountainous, and only by crossing this area can he go to another town, so there is no problem with the route he takes.

"I hope so......"

Lin Jue was a little helpless.

There are no other passers-by, and the woods on both sides are densely foliage, even in broad daylight, it looks a little eerie.

"Would you like to stop for a bite to eat?"

Nangong Yi saw that Lin Jue was silent, thinking that she was hungry, so she asked.

"No, no, no......"

Lin Jue hurriedly refused, "Let's go quickly, wait until we get to the next town, and then have a good meal." ”

Eating in this gloomy place, even if the delicacies of the mountains and seas are placed in front of her, she can't swallow it.

Seeing her look of disgust, Nangong Yi guessed what she was thinking, and couldn't help but smile, "That's okay, when we get to the town, we'll have a good meal-"

"Feasting? I'm afraid you won't have this life, right?! ”

Before Nangong Yi's words were finished, a yin and yang sneered strangely from a big tree on the right.

He jerked his head up, but it was empty, with nothing but luxuriant foliage.

Everything around is the same, nothing has changed, it is unusually quiet, and the silence is hairy.

A trace of panic flashed in Lin Jue's heart, and he subconsciously held Nangong Yi's hand tightly.

At this moment, the trees that had been standing still on both sides suddenly moved, as if they had suddenly come to life, not only uprooted, but also staggered towards the two of them.

Lin Jue was frightened into a cold sweat, and was about to turn around and ask Nangong Yi what was going on, but the trees that came to life changed their appearance again, and in an instant, the trees disappeared, and in their place, they were lined up of soldiers rushing towards them.

The shouts shook the sky, the fighting was thunderous, and the originally silent and unmanned sheep intestine path turned into a bloody battlefield in an instant.

Lin Jue subconsciously wanted to escape, but her hand was tightly held by a force, and suddenly, like a white light flashed in front of her eyes, she calmed down instantly, this phenomenon is too weird and inexplicably familiar-

Periphery!

That's right, the reason why there are so many inexplicable pictures is that someone must have performed a magic spell on the surrounding things beforehand, whether it is a tree or a surrounding mountain, everything has been tricked.

However, because the use of the procedure will greatly consume the mental energy of the user, in order to reduce the damage to the heart, the procedure is generally in a small area and does not last too long.

But the scene in front of her broke through her understanding, such a grand scene, the scope of the magic extended to the entire mountain, the people behind it, how advanced is the mana?

Just thinking about it, those "soldiers" were already approaching, and the black armor halberd, spear and black shield rushed towards them-

Even though Lin Jue already knew in his heart that the picture in front of him was not real, he was still scared.

"Don't move, they can't rush."

The cold voice sounded in his ears, Lin Jue was cold, his brain calmed down a lot, and he subconsciously went to find Nangong Yi, but found that the black clouds in front of him were pressing down on the city, and it was gray, except for those soldiers who were fighting, he couldn't see anything.

"Nangong Yi, where are you?"

Lin Jue asked with some panic.

The hand is still holding, but people can't see it, this is too weird, right?

"Right next to you."

The voice rang out again.

"Why can't I see you?"

At this moment, there was a sudden strong wind, the earth shook and the mountains shook, and the wind carried sand and soil, like countless hidden weapons, flying towards Lin Jue.

The person was blown by the wind and couldn't stand steadily, and with the yellow sand in the sky, Lin Jue desperately grabbed Nangong Yi's hand, so that he could barely hold on and not fall to the ground.

"Good thing you're ......"

Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh, even if he couldn't see him now, it was a kind of peace of mind to know that Nangong Yi was by his side.

Nangong Yi didn't answer, just shook her hand vigorously.

The scene changed, and at the moment of speaking, those soldiers who were charging into battle disappeared again, and before Lin Jue could react, the surroundings fell into an eerie silence again.

The night was dark, but suddenly it rained, and a corpse dressed in red hung on a tree, and the dark and cold blood flowed from the rotting corpse, winding and covering the sky and the earth. Dark clouds avoided the sky, and a full moon hovered alone in the blue-gray sky, and the light was dim, like a woman's tears in the corners of her eyes.

The surrounding mountains were blurred by darkness, and from a distance, they looked like bloody faces. The drizzling rain was pouring down in the night, everything was damp, and everywhere there was a putrid smell like skin ulcers, disgusting, and suffocating.

Thunder and lightning flashed, depicting an involuntary fate, which quickly disintegrated the night. The scenery turned pale in an instant, and it quickly went black, and the crying ghost had no way to escape, and the soul **** was stiff. The horizon flickered, blurry white dots of light, overlapping huge black shadows, tearing through the night in despair.

The dead tree, which was as rotten as white as bones, was beheaded, and its hands were stretched out to the sky, speechless to complain. The hemp rope hanging under the branches of the tree was blown heavily by the wind.

The red robe was already wet by the rain, and the body shook slightly when the cold wind blew.

The rope loop tightened the corpse's neck, the facial muscles contracted downward, and the base of the tongue in the throat protruded desperately from the mouth, the eye sockets stretched wide open, and the round and bulging eyeballs stared blankly at the ground, or deeper than the ground.

The skull was covered with long, damp black hair, and the corpse was a woman. A woman with a pale countenance. The bright red robe showed a thrilling fear.

A flash of lightning lit up, and the shadow of the female corpse was instantly reflected on the ground, like a monster with teeth and claws, which made people shudder.

The bitter wind whistled with the raindrops, and in the dark and distant corners, the slight cry was half-streamed, melted into the air by the rain, and the outline was washed, leaving only a thin layer, like the skin of a dead man.

Lightning flashed brightly, but then it darkened, bringing more fear. Lin Jue stood in place stunned, the light of lightning cast a flickering shadow on his face, a thunderbolt fell, and the female corpse seemed to suddenly come to life, smiling at her and stretching out her bright red tongue!

Even if it's a jutsu, it's too much, isn't it?!

Lin Jue was cold, and subconsciously held Nangong Yi's hand tightly.

Fortunately, Nangong Yi is still there.

"What are we going to do now? If you want to crack the jutsu, it's even harder than ascending to the sky! ”

Lin Jue knew that Nangong Yi could hear her words, so he asked loudly.

Wind and rain, thunder and thunder.

But to her surprise, the people around her did not answer.

"Nangong Yi?"

Lin Jue tugged at the hand he was holding, their hands were held tightly from the beginning, and there would definitely be no accidents.

The other party still didn't answer.

"Nangong Yi?! Are you there? ——”

After calling a few times in a row and the other party didn't respond, Lin Jue suddenly became a little scared.

"Yes."

A voice sounded beside him.

Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief. Then he said reproachfully, "Why don't you squeak, I am half scared to death!" ”

"Aren't I squeaking now?"

The voice asked rhetorically, as soon as he finished speaking, the fog that permeated the surroundings suddenly dissipated, and the scene in front of her gradually revealed, and with the faint light shining from nowhere, Lin Jue finally saw the people around her clearly.

With a long figure, dressed in a black short, clean and neat, Nangong Yi was by her side, and Lin Jue's heart that had been hanging finally let go.

"Nangong Yi, then let's go now-"

Lin Jue was talking, and the people around him turned around.

The pale face without a trace of blood, the eyeballs have long gone, only two bottomless eye holes remain, it turned its head to Lin Jue, and the bottomless darkness was revealed in the eye sockets of the black hole, "You called me?" ……”

With a mouth, a bright red tongue was exposed.

The body began to separate up and down, gradually splitting from the neck, leaving only a head and a hand holding Lin Jue tightly!

A sharp cry cut through the silence, Lin Jue's face turned pale, her mind was blank except for wanting to escape, desperately trying to break free of that hand, but for some reason, the force on that hand was getting bigger and bigger, and as soon as she wanted to run forward, she was dragged back fiercely!

"Nangong Yi, help!! ——”

Lin Jue was full of fear and desperately wanted to break free, but he was held tightly by that hand, and he couldn't break free at all!

The wind was blowing, and the dense rain hit Lin Jue's face, she didn't care about wiping it at all, while desperately shouting Nangong Yi's name for help, while desperately trying to find a way to free her!

The head came to her again at some point, except for the bright red tongue, it actually smiled at Lin Jue, the smile was weird, it was like coming from hell!

Another scream, Lin Jue was so frightened that she turned her head and ran, but her hand was still tightly held, she gritted her teeth, and immediately took out a dagger from her arms, and was about to stab at that hand-

At this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from the mist and tightly held Lin Jue's hand holding the dagger.

"Jue, calm down!"

Nangong Yi's words sounded in his ears, but in Lin Jue's eyes, they became the words that came out of the monster's mouth.

She screamed in fright, broke free and slapped hard, and turned to run away.

"Jue, close your eyes! Hurry—"

The voice sounded again, but Lin Jue was still unconscious, only to see that the monster kept approaching her, and bright red blood continued to flow out of the black hole hole in its eyes.

She screamed and scurried, but she couldn't break free of the hand's grasp.

Suddenly, the monster suddenly approached her, stretched out its bloody hand, and came straight to Lin Jue's eyes-

It was pitch black in front of me.

Lin Jue was about to scream, but unexpectedly found that the surroundings were quiet, and the original chaotic sound disappeared completely.

"Jue, don't be afraid, I'm here."

The cold voice came into his ears, and this time, Lin Jue finally recognized Nangong Yi's voice.

"Nangong Yi, where are you?"

She was still in the same state of fear, and her voice trembled.

"Don't be afraid, I'm right next to you."

Nangong Yi said, stretching out his hand to protect her.

"These are all tricks, all fake, but don't open your eyes......"

"How do I know if you're real or fake?"

Lin Jue was completely stunned, and no one dared to believe it now.

"Don't worry so much, just follow me."

The voice said again, but it didn't intend to explain in the slightest.

"Remember, don't keep your eyes open."

If you don't open your eyes, how can you confirm whether he is Nangong Yi or someone else? Or how do you know he's not a monster?

Thinking like this, although Lin Jue didn't say anything on her face, she still quietly opened her eyes, but when she opened them, she was sad to find that the palm was still covering her eyes, and she didn't see anything except darkness.

It's better not to see than to be full of demons and monsters.

She couldn't see it with her eyes, but her sense of smell didn't disappear, she deliberately moved closer to the other party slightly, and found that there was indeed a faint fragrance of cold plums.

(To be continued.) )